Member

That mechanism currently works well. It is funded partly by the state through the pupil premium and partly by parents, for whom it is affordable and convenient. Therefore, can the Minister please give us more information on how the new landscape will look? I have not been able to find meaningful guidance on whether this mix of provision and funding will be able to continue and the practicalities behind that. Associated with this, I think it would be great if the Minister could provide a bit more clarity about the future of the pupil premium, as it is used to fund a lot of the provision at the moment for pupils on free school meals.